Fatigue

But then, with experience, you start knowing how to deal with this situation.
When you’re tired, for example → it’s easier to get seasick than when you’ve had a good night’s sleep. Your whole being is heavily influenced by this space or element.
- You need training in order to be able to function and to work there. Especially in case of emergencies at sea, training is needed in order to increase chances of survival. Rescue is not so fast or as easy as on land.

There’s a French film (Welcome by Philippe Lioret): about a refugee crossing the channel by swimming. The film describes the process of him getting ready for the crossing, training like mad. I don’t remember if in the end you actually see him entering the water, but I have a clear (perhaps imagined) image of him progressively getting disoriented + getting sleepy.

As a fisherman, your life is completely free. You’re paid by the percent of the catch. The more we caught, the more money we would make. You have to be fast. You’re awake for 48 hours to work on it.

During the trip, you do not get much sleep. Every two hours the nets come up. So you can sleep for only one hour each time.

Only when the boat is in the harbor, can you sleep for six hours. Or when the ship is reaching the fishing grounds.